Deputy Minister Sous Ministre Salary in Ontario (2023)
160 disclosed records, 2011–2023 · mostly Government of Ontario – Ministries (100%)
Last filed under this title in 2023. Fewer than 20 records in the latest Sunshine List, so this page is kept for history.
At a Glance
2023
Disclosed
41
2023 Sunshine List
Median Salary
$307,728
+166.9% vs provincial median
Typical Range
$274,320–$354,525
25th–75th percentile
Top Salary
$477,361
Who was the highest-paid employee under the title "Deputy Minister Sous Ministre" in Ontario in 2023?
The highest-paid record grouped under the title "Deputy Minister Sous Ministre" on the 2023 Sunshine List was Catherine Zahn at Health / Santé, with a salary of $477,361; the median among the 41 listed under this title was $307,728.
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2023 estimate
A Deputy Minister Sous Ministre paid the 2023 median of $307,728 would take home roughly $180,510 after income tax, CPP and EI — about $15,043 a month, an all-in deduction rate of about 41.3%. The 2023 list carries 41 people grouped under the title Deputy Minister Sous Ministre. Half of those listed earned between $274,320 and $354,525. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$180,510
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~39.8%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$4,756
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~41.3%
- Per month, after tax
- ~$15,043
Where does $307,728 rank on the Sunshine List? →
Estimate only: 2023 federal and Ontario rates, basic personal amounts, Canada employment amount and CPP/EI credits; single, employment income only, salary treated as full-year income. Ignores pension contributions (OMERS, HOOPP, OTPP, OPTrust and similar plans lower actual take-home), union dues, RRSPs and benefits.
Median by Year
2005–2023
Where They Work
2023 · employers with 5+
| Employer | Median | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Cabinet Office | $299,710 | Pay here → |
Highest Paid
2023
| # | Name | Salary | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catherine ZahnDeputy Minister / Sous-ministre | $477,361 | $477,361 |
| 2 | Greg MeredithDeputy Minister / Sous-ministre | $430,973 | $449,268 |
| 3 | Deborah RichardsonDeputy Minister / Sous-ministre | $428,825 | $468,063 |
| 4 | Stephen RhodesDeputy Minister / Sous-ministre | $398,137 | $412,765 |
| 5 | Gergely OrencsakDeputy Minister / Sous-ministre | $395,884 | $398,924 |
| 6 | Martha GreenbergDeputy Minister / Sous-ministre | $369,700 | $381,996 |
| 7 | Mario Di TommasoDeputy Minister / Sous-ministre | $359,838 | $391,080 |
| 8 | Kate Manson-SmithDeputy Minister / Sous-ministre | $359,507 | $373,364 |
| 9 | Monique Rolf Von Den Baumen-ClarkDeputy Minister / Sous-ministre | $358,879 | $392,668 |
| 10 | Denise ColeDeputy Minister / Sous-ministre | $356,740 | $365,914 |
By Year
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About these figures
Source: Ontario’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure (the “Sunshine List”), which names every public-sector employee paid $100,000 or more in a calendar year. Figures are disclosed salaries, not market compensation: anyone in this position earning under $100,000 does not appear, so medians here sit above the true median for the job.
Medians and percentiles use salary paid (benefits excluded), computed over records whose filed job title was normalized into this position. Titles are as each employer filed them; spellings, word order and bilingual forms are merged. Employers and years with fewer than five people show counts only.
Data through 2023 — no records in the 2025 Sunshine List, the most recent disclosed.